The Muckdogs (18-15) added one to the loss column, falling 6-3 to the Oneonta Tigers (17-16). Jameson Maj (2-2) got the start and the loss, pitching five innings with four hits, two runs, one walk and two strikeouts. For the Tigers, Darwin De Leon (3-1) got the win in five and two-thirds innings with three hits, two runs, two walks and one strikeout. Aaron Fuherman pitched the last three and a third innings with two hits, one run and two strikeouts to get his first save of the season.
Oneonta struck first in the 3rd inning when Ben Guez reached on a fielding error, Joshua Workman doubled and Bryan Pounds flew out for the RBI. Angel Flores singled to score the other run in the inning. In the 6th, they made it 3-0 when Mike Gosse reached on a fielder’s choice and scored on Brent Wyatt triple.
Batavia answered back in the bottom of the inning when Shane Peterson was hit by a pitch and Blake Murphy hit his third homerun of the season. However, Oneonta scored three in the 7th to seal their win. Guez walked, stole second and scored when Pounds singled. Then Billy Nowlin and Gosse both had RBI singles.
The Muckdogs’ last run came in the bottom of the 7th on a Beau Riportella double and a Jose Garcia single. Riportella ended the night 2-for-4.
